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Wordpress: CVE-2020-25286: Ensure latest comments can only be viewed from public posts

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Wordpress: CVE-2020-25286: Ensure latest comments can only be viewed from public posts

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
09/13/2020
Created
09/28/2020
Added
09/28/2020
Modified
09/28/2020

Description

In wp-includes/comment-template.php in WordPress before 5.4.2, comments from a post or page could sometimes be seen in the latest comments even if the post or page was not public.

Solution(s)

  • wordpress-upgrade-5_4_2

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